Government expects year-end budget deficit of €19bn for 2020Latest exchequer returns show sharp increase in spending combined with weaker receiptsTue Jan 05 2021 - 13:54
House asking prices surge 6% as market shrugs off coronavirus impactMyHome.ie report puts average asking price nationally at €284,000Tue Jan 05 2021 - 00:01
Aryzta sells remaining stake in French frozen food group PicardSwiss-Irish food group sells 4.6% stake in Picard for €24mMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:24
Irish pharma group Icon carried out trial of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccineTrial, involving 44,000 participants, was largest trial of a Covid-19 vaccineMon Jan 04 2021 - 13:31
Economists predicted a Covid property collapse. It hasn’t happenedPrice declines forecast early last year fail to materialise as feverish buying continuesMon Jan 04 2021 - 07:01
Shoppers forget environmental impact when buying onlineOver half of Irish people aiming to live more sustainably in 2021, says surveyWed Dec 30 2020 - 11:49
Funds reforms set to attract extra €20bn a year in capital and create 3,000 jobsNew legislation on private funds will enhance Ireland’s offering to the UK post-BrexitWed Dec 30 2020 - 06:00
European markets extend year-end rallyRyanair pushes Dublin’s Iseq up as Bank of Ireland and AIB lose groundTue Dec 29 2020 - 17:54
European shares rebound as progress on Brexit trade deal overshadows virus worriesEU-UK rift over fishing narrows as deadline for deal approachesTue Dec 22 2020 - 19:19
Covid-19 restrictions halt recovery in overseas travelLatest figures for November coincide with the introduction of tighter restrictionsTue Dec 22 2020 - 12:33
Mortgage approvals in November hit record levelSecond half of 2020 sees strong rebound in buyer activity, says banking groupTue Dec 22 2020 - 05:14
UK travel disruption an insight into ‘post-Brexit world’ – Bord BiaState food agency highlights fragilities of using UK as a landbridgeMon Dec 21 2020 - 18:47
ESRI warns of possible hit to Irish economy from UK travel banThink tank says compromised freight deliveries could have ‘contractionary impact’Mon Dec 21 2020 - 17:10
Stena fast-tracks new freight-only service amid UK travel chaosFerry company introduces new vessel on its Rosslare and Cherbourg routeMon Dec 21 2020 - 11:39
Legal & General agrees landmark €54m deal to deliver 200 social homesUK insurance giant and Clúid housing agency announce large-scale investmentMon Dec 14 2020 - 05:09
Donegal’s Errigal Bay secures €4m deal with Lidl to supply shellfishProcessor lands substantial contract to supply company’s stores across mainland EuropeMon Dec 14 2020 - 04:29
Irish consumers ‘unaware’ of risk to their rights after Brexit – surveyMost consumers unaware of taxes and duties which may hit goods from UK in JanuaryMon Dec 14 2020 - 04:28
Some 28,000 homes will need to be built each year to meet demand, ESRI saysStudy by think tank calculates State’s housing need for next two decadesSun Dec 13 2020 - 16:32
Planning permissions for homes jump 22% as industry rebounds from CovidCSO figures show number of permissions granted between July and September was 12,942Fri Dec 11 2020 - 12:15
Home ownership in Republic falls as renting levels soarNew data from Central Statistics Office detail changing nature of household tenure in StateThu Dec 10 2020 - 13:49
Consumer prices falling by 1.1% as pandemic hits retailCovid-19 crisis turns modest inflation into deflationThu Dec 10 2020 - 13:31
Comreg criticised for ‘toothless’ response to poor Eir customer serviceRegulator tells committee it is Eir’s responsibility to fix problemsWed Dec 09 2020 - 16:08
State can change ‘from climate laggard to climate leader’, report claimsStudy suggests country is uniquely placed to capitalise on shift to green energy investmentWed Dec 09 2020 - 14:28
Staff fear working remotely will damage career prospects – surveyReport by Matrix Recruitment finds pandemic has created workplace imbalancesWed Dec 09 2020 - 11:40
Donohoe embarks on programme of official visits as Eurogroup presidentMinister for Finance travels to France, Luxembourg and BelgiumWed Dec 09 2020 - 07:42
Cowen ‘confident’ €40m Offaly meat plant proposal will get back on trackProject stalled after department refused immigrant investment programme applicationTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:03
Shareholders advised to vote against Aryzta chiefAnother twist in fight for control of Swiss--Irish food groupTue Dec 08 2020 - 18:43
Disorderly Brexit will result in €21 billion hit to Irish economy, Ifac warnsBudgetary watchdog says agri-food and SME sectors are most exposedTue Dec 08 2020 - 17:26
Covid-19 crisis likely to make home-buying more exclusive – surveyWhile some see home-buying as a priority, others are more financially constrainedTue Dec 08 2020 - 05:19
Housing supply unlikely to meet demand until 2023 or beyondBanking industry body highlights disruption to housing supply from pandemicTue Dec 08 2020 - 05:15
Donohoe has no formal power to prevent Ulster Bank loan sell-offMinister meets union amid speculation over bank’s operation in RepublicMon Dec 07 2020 - 19:41
Manufacturing activity down nearly 16% in OctoberFigures from CSO detect modest downturn in activityMon Dec 07 2020 - 12:23
Turn-key homes ‘central’ to solving housing crisisChief of Co-operative Housing Ireland speaking as Carrigaline development opensMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:01
Aryzta shareholder raises stake in embattled bakery groupLodbrok Capital says the food group is on path to restoring relationships with its stakeholdersFri Dec 04 2020 - 16:57
Ireland on course to be fastest growing economy in world in 2020CSO figures show sharp rebound in activity as lockdown measures were liftedFri Dec 04 2020 - 16:06
Live Register and PUP claimants top half a million in NovemberCSO figures highlight impact of further lockdown measuresFri Dec 04 2020 - 12:29
Irish car insurance industry in line for €287m Covid savingReport suggests two national lockdowns and other restrictions will see 35% reduction in claims this yearThu Dec 03 2020 - 19:45
European shares end flat as Brexit talks enter endgameDublin’s Iseq hits 11-month high as Ryanair and Flutter drive index forwardThu Dec 03 2020 - 18:25
€8.9bn hole in public finances as second lockdown hits tax takeExchequer returns for November show sharp increase in spending combined with weaker receiptsWed Dec 02 2020 - 16:45
Government plans network of over 400 remote working hubsInfrastructure may be operated by common booking platform, allowing users book a seatWed Dec 02 2020 - 12:39
Unemployment soars to 21% on foot of tougher Covid restrictionsLatest figures for November put the youth jobless rate at 47 per centWed Dec 02 2020 - 11:37
Men wrongly perceive gender bias in Civil Service promotion – ESRIResearch examines flexible working, promotions and training in Civil ServiceWed Dec 02 2020 - 05:26
Lonely Planet sold to US digital marketing group for undisclosed sumTravel guide publisher acquired by North Carolina-based Red VenturesTue Dec 01 2020 - 20:53
An Post reduces gender pay gap to 1.4% while improving female representationGroup says fairer recruitment help drive down pay differentialTue Dec 01 2020 - 16:06
Central Bank offers to assist with coronavirus contact tracingMinutes of recent meeting show regulator is engaging with HSE on staff redeploymentTue Dec 01 2020 - 13:31
Fiscal council accuses Government of imprudent spending hikeWatchdog says €5.4bn rise in non-Covid spending for 2021 not adequately fundedTue Dec 01 2020 - 06:50
Ireland’s ageing population to cost exchequer €850m a yearIrish Fiscal Advisory Council warns about age-related costs into the futureTue Dec 01 2020 - 05:39
Mortgage approvals surged in October to record levelFirst-time buyers drive approvals up nearly 23% year on yearTue Dec 01 2020 - 05:20
Pandemic triggers surge in saving with €12.6bn more on deposit this yearCentral Bank figures show households had record €123bn on deposit in OctoberMon Nov 30 2020 - 12:50
Supermac’s owner says hospitality sector may take four years to recoverPat McDonagh says vital US tourist trade will be slow to return to pre-pandemic levelsMon Nov 30 2020 - 07:55
